In its ideal form, education should be socially progressive. We teach the next generation of scientists, engineers and medical researchers who will improve our quality of life: they will learn more about…

A still picture from Jabbed, showing Osman Chandab being treated for whooping cough, which he contracted when he was seven weeks old.
Genepool ProductionsMay 24, 2013

In April 1939, measles was coursing through the industrial suburbs of North Melbourne, Carlton and Fitzroy, but the city medical officer assured the public it was not severe. He noted there had been just…